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February Calendar
Of Events and Holidays
2008 -
Leap Year
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FEBRUARY IS.
. . American Heart,
American History, Black History, Canned Food, Children's Dental
Health, America Loves Kids, Community College, Humpback Whales,
International Embroidery, Cat Health, Creative Romance,
Presidents, Potato lovers, National Cruise Vacation, Macadamia
Nut, Weddings, Black History, Cherry, Return your Shopping
Carts, Youth Leadership & Snack Food Month.
Flower: Violet
Birthstone: Amethyst
Astrological
Sign:
Pisces Feb 20- Mar 20
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Groundhog
Day & Teach your daughter to Volunteer |
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Super
Bowl Sunday |
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Dump
Your "Significant Jerk" Day |
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Ash
Wednesday |
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Chinese
New Year |
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Man
Day |
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Satisfied
Staying Single Day |
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Get
a Different Name Day & Moon Phase 1st Quarter |
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Valentine's
Day |
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National
Have a Heart Day |
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World
Human Spirit Day |
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Presidents'
Day |
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Single
Tasking Day |
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George
Washington's Birthday |
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Spay
Day USA - Nationwide campaign to end the tradgedy of pet
overpopulation. |
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National
Tooth Fairy Day |
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Bachelors
Day - Observed only in Leap Years. |
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Important
Weeks and Trivia |
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Woman's
Heart Week February 1-7
National Patient Recognition Week February 1-7
National Pet Dental Health Month February 1-29
National
Pancake Week February 3-9
National
School Counseling Week February 6-10
Heart
Failure Awareness Week February 10-16
Build a better TradeShow image week February 17-23
National
Eating Disorders Awareness Week February 24-March 1 |
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First
Session of the Supreme Court: Anniversary 1790 Met for the first
time in NYC with Chief Justice John Jay presiding. |
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Space
Shuttle Columbia Disaster: 5th Anniversary; Feb 1, 2003 |
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Christie
Brinkley (55), Farrah Fawcett (61), Graham Nash (66) Birthdays |
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"The
day the music died": Anniversary Feb 3, 1959, The
anniversary of the death of rock and roll legend Charles Hardin
"Buddy" Holly. - Killed in a plane crash in a
cornfield near Mason City, IA -Along with J.P Richardson (AKA
The Big Bopper) and Richie Valens. |
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First
Magazine Published in America: Anniversary Feb 13, 1741. Andrew
Bradford published The American Magazine, just 3 days
ahead of Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine. |
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"A
Prairie Home Companion" Premier: Anniversary Feb 17, 1979 -
Broadcast from Minnesota Public Radio and Hosted by Garrison
Keillor. |
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Woolworth's
First Opened: Anniversary - Feb 22, 1879 in Utica, NY (Chain
announced closing in 1997) |
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Ground
war against Iraq begins: Anniverary Feb 23, 1991. |
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M*A*S*H;
The Final Episode: 25th Anniversary - Concluding a run of 255
episodes - 77% of the viewing public was tuned in. |
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